§ 74. Mr. Ungoed-Thomasasked the Minister of Transport whether he is aware that large quantities of stores have recently been sent by rail from S.R.D. at Barry to English ports for shipment; what is the tonnage of stores so sent; and why they were not shipped from a Welsh port.
§ Mr. Barnes:Stores from the Supply Reserve Depot at Barry are shipped from nearby ports whenever possible. Some 2,500 tons from this Depot were shipped from Swansea and Newport, and about 2,700 tons from English ports, during February, March and the first ten days of April. The cargo was sent to English ports because no ships for the required destination were sailing from Welsh ports. My hon. Friend will appreciate that ships sail generally from the port convenient for the major part of the cargo, and that cargo from other areas is sent to that port.